Nick Skelton and Big Star jumped a superb clear in the first of two rounds to determine the individual showjumping medals at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Thirteen combinations jumped clear and inside the time over Brazilian course designer Guilherme Jorge’s testing track. All of them — plus the all the four-faulters — progress into this […]

A close friend of a rider whose face was “shattered” when her horse fly-bucked after a cross-country round wants to warn others of the potential dangers in similar situations. Sarah Stokes, from St Austell, Cornwall, had recently returned to riding after a “freak accident” in 2014, when a horse slipped on the road, landing on […]

A Bristol police community support officer (PCSO) has been given an award in recognition of her work helping fly-grazed horses. Bristol charity HorseWorld gave PCSO Paula Perry an oustanding services in equine welfare award on 12 August , a trophy made from a horseshoe from HorseWorld’s rescue colt Joey. In the first five months of […]

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has defended its decision to allow a dressage horse that failed a drug test in June to compete at the Rio Olympics. Suzanne Hearn’s Olympic ride Remmington tested positive for controlled medication meloxicam at Rotterdam CDI3* in June. Meloxicam is a non-steroidical anti-inflamatory drug that is listed on the “controlled […]

A sick pony who was given a 10% chance of survival after being rescued from Bodmin Moor has made a miraculous recovery. Arthur, now dubbed Redwings’ Horse Sanctuary’s “miracle pony”, was among seven equines to be taken in by the charity following a two-day round-up in June. Redwings, with Bodmin Moor Commoners Council, the RSPCA […]

The 58-year-old held his nerve to claim victory on Big Star and win Britain’s first individual medal in the sport since 1972. When Nick Skelton fell off his horse 16 years ago he thought his glory days were gone. Landing on his head, he suffered a near-fatal spinal injury. His neck broke in two places, […]

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Ludger Beerbaum has jumped in his last Games for Germany. The 52-year-old, who helped his team secure bronze in Rio this week on Casello (17 August), has announced his retirement from the national team. Ludger, who has also won two gold medals, one silver and one bronze at world championships and […]

World and European championship-winning horse SFN Zenith NOP will have a starting price of €500,000 when he goes under the hammer next month. Jeroen Dubbeldam’s ride, who is currently in Rio with the Dutch Olympic team, is one of six horses due to be sold by the Showjumping Fund of the Netherlands (SFN) via online […]

The composer behind the music that helped Charlotte Dujardin win her third Olympic gold medal had admitted the performance was “nerve-racking” to watch. Tom Hunt used Brazilian beats for the piece for the individual dressage event in Rio – having put together rousing British themes like Land of Hope and Glory for Dujardin’s London 2012 […]

“It’s not that amazing a story, really.” says Australian showjumper Scott Keach, modestly. In fact it is an amazing story. And it includes a decade-long gap where he didn’t ride at all. Twenty-eight years ago, he contested his first Games. But not in showjumping. Back then, in Seoul, he rode on the jumping team that […]

He’s a graphic designer. He competed at two Olympics, one of those as an eventer. He has three kids. And he’s gorgeous. There are a million reasons to love H&H’s new Games crush, Swedish Rio showjumper Peder Fredricson. “I did my first Olympics in 1992 in Barcelona in three-day-eventing,” he coos. Why did you change […]

Britain will definitely not win a team showjumping medal at the Rio Olympics — the team has failed to qualify for the final round of the team contest tomorrow. This is a bitter disappointment after Team GB won showjumping team gold at the London Games. Britain finished today on 13 faults in 12th place. Only […]

Owners are reminded to be vigilant against well-meaning members of the public feeding horses grass mowings, after a horse died from colic. Piebald cob Dolly, owned by 15-year-old Hope Gimson and her mother Donna, was found suffering from colic in her field in Hemel Hempstead three weeks ago. Donna and Hope saw grass choppings near […]

A pony found emaciated and lice-ridden earlier this year is now looking for a new home. The bay filly was spotted by the public on 20 April in a field in Hatfield Heath, Essex. A pony found emaciated and lice-ridden earlier this year is now looking for a new home. The bay filly was spotted […]

Dujardin, on Valegro, added gold to her silver medal in the team dressage at Rio with Germany’s Isabell Werth and Kristina Broring-Sprehe claiming silver and bronze. As the Spanish Dressage Ultras threatened to riot at the Olympic Equestrian Centre , many will claim this was a dark day for horse-dancing. Not, though, the British, as […]

Clifton Lush, Jock Paget’s mount who was withdrawn from the New Zealand eventing team at the Rio Olympics, needed 100 stitches after he cut his face on a pipe outside his stable, his owner has told H&H. Lucy Allison, who co-owns the horse with Frances Stead, said: “He was found by his groom with a […]

The team order for the British showjumping riders at the Rio Olympics has been revealed, allowing us to make a good estimation of what time they will jump today in the first competition. The team order is as follows: Nick Skelton, Ben Maher, Michael Whitaker, John Whitkaer. With the class starting today at 10am local […]

Jockey Frankie Dettori secured his 3,000th British winner at Newmarket on Friday. He brought up the landmark with his second winner of the night at his local track – on Predilection, trained by John Gosden. The 45-year-old Italian is the sixth jockey to reach the landmark in Flat racing. He follows Sir Gordon Richards, Doug […]

A horse found emaciated and almost too weak to stand has beaten all of the odds to be awarded Supreme Champion in World Horse Welfare’s Rehomed Horse of the Year 2016 thanks to the Tweeddale family who rehomed him two years ago. World Horse Welfare, Field Officer, Jeff Herrington was called to a welfare concern […]

A British groom working for the German team at the Rio Olympics has been injured in the team medal ceremony. He was leading Sönke Rothenerger’s nine-year-old Cosmo 59, who was part of the German gold medal winning team, when the horse reared up and struck out, catching him on the head and knocking him to […]

Rider’s Face ‘Shattered’ When Horse Fly-Bucked After Cross-Country - A close friend of a rider whose face was “shattered” when her horse fly-bucked after a cross-country round wants to warn others of the potential dangers in similar situations. - Sarah Stokes, from St Austell, Cornwall, had recently returned to riding after a “freak accident” in 2014, when a... More →

PCSO Recognised For Making ‘Huge Difference’ To Abandoned Horses - A Bristol police community support officer (PCSO) has been given an award in recognition of her work helping fly-grazed horses. - Bristol charity HorseWorld gave PCSO Paula Perry an oustanding services in equine welfare award on 12 August , a trophy made from a horseshoe from HorseWorld’s rescue... More →

'Miracle Pony’ Rescued From Bodmin Moor Beats The Odds To Survive - A sick pony who was given a 10% chance of survival after being rescued from Bodmin Moor has made a miraculous recovery. - Arthur, now dubbed Redwings’ Horse Sanctuary’s “miracle pony”, was among seven equines to be taken in by the charity following a two-day round-up in June. - Redwings,... More →